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From Chuck Pierce-The Time Is Now: Pressing Through the Next Seven Days Cathy Jones Mar 18, 2003 Chuck Pierce www.glory-of-zion.org The Time Is Now: Pressing Through the Next Seven Days In these times of conflict, we must stay focused. Our role as God’s people is to plow forward into the spirit realm. I am copying below the next seven days of the 40 Day Prayer Focus. I am also including a synopsis of the dream I had about war on September 24, 2001, and the relationship in the dream to the “ice” being strong enough to support the purpose of...

What Are the ’O Antiphons’?   FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS Question: What are the “O Antiphons”? The “O Antiphons” refer to the seven antiphons that are recited (or chanted) preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. They cover the special period of Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas, Dec. 17-23, with Dec. 24 being Christmas Eve and Vespers for that evening being for the Christmas Vigil. The exact origin of the “O Antiphons” is not known. Boethius (c. 480-524) made a slight reference to them, thereby suggesting their presence at that time. At the Benedictine abbey...